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How to pass table name by reference to Function? [message #525345]

Sat, 01 October 2011 05:19

m3nhaq
Messages: 20
Registered: September 2011
Location: Pakistan

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Hello,

I have to create a function which count the max id in the provided table.
For example: I have two table cutomer and book

and
create or replace function Row_Count(tab_nam) return varchar2 is

CONTR_NO varchar2;

begin
select NVL(MAX(t.contract_num), 0) + 1
INTO CONTR_NO
FROM tab_nam t;

return(CONTR_NO);
end Row_Count;

when I call
Function( customer) ;
or
Function( book) ;

It should tell the max number with addition of one.

Kindly help me. I am stuck badly. Please.......

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Re: How to pass table name by reference to Function? [message #525347 is a reply to message #525345]

Sat, 01 October 2011 05:45

ranamirfan
Messages: 535
Registered: January 2006
Location: Pakistan / Saudi Arabia

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Quote:

Begin
Select NVL(MAX(t.contract_num), 0) + 1
INTO CONTR_NO
FROM tab_nam t;
return(CONTR_NO);
End Row_Count;

Both table Customer & Book have same column name (contract_num).
Also describe your's tables structure.

Regards,
Irfan

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Re: How to pass table name by reference to Function? [message #525348 is a reply to message #525347]

Sat, 01 October 2011 06:05

ranamirfan
Messages: 535
Registered: January 2006
Location: Pakistan / Saudi Arabia

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Create or replace function Row_Count(tab_nam in varchar2) 
return number is
Contr_No Number;
begin
IF tab_nam='CUSTOMER' THEN

Select nvl(MAX(contract_num), 0) + 1 INTO Contr_No
FROM CUSTOMER;

else

Select NVL(MAX(contract_num), 0) + 1 INTO Contr_No
FROM BOOK;

END IF;

Return(Contr_No);
end Row_Count;

Then you can see result.

Select row_count('CUSTOMER') FROM DUAL;
Select row_count('BOOK') FROM DUAL;

Hope it'll help you.

Regards,
Irfan

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Re: How to pass table name by reference to Function? [message #525350 is a reply to message #525348]

Sat, 01 October 2011 07:08

m3nhaq
Messages: 20
Registered: September 2011
Location: Pakistan

Junior Member

Thanks Irfan for reply.
Yes, this soltion works. But, I thought there may be any method of passing table name which behave like table_object when use in

select * from table_object

as similar like data types varchar2 and number.

I was thinking of making a function in which I just enter a table name and it return max id +1 , assuming all tables have same fields id , name

But, its a good solution.

Regards
Muteen

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Re: How to pass table name by reference to Function? [message #525364 is a reply to message #525350]

Sat, 01 October 2011 10:47

Michel Cadot
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Registered: March 2007
Location: Saint-Maur, France, https...

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This is a very bad design.
You MUST use a sequence and not this "max(contract_num)+1" that will not work in multi-user environment unless you lock the table in exclusive mode druing the whole that is serialize ALL transactions and so is not viable in real environment.

Regards
Michel

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